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October 18, 2024 14:10 ET | Source: Lung Health Foundation

“A meaningful first step in acknowledging decades of harm”: Lung Health Foundation Applauds Landmark $32.5 Billion Legal Settlement Against Tobacco Companies

Lung Health Foundation- Canada’s premier resource on lung health research, education and advocacy- applauds Landmark Settlement Against Tobacco Companies
October 11, 2012 12:45 ET | Source: By Kids for Kids

Keeping Kids and Teens Tobacco-Free

MISSION, KS--(Marketwire - Oct 11, 2012) - (Family Features) The teen years bring plenty of changes for students, as well as new worries for parents. Smoking is at the top of that list for many...
May 23, 2011 18:31 ET | Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Tobacco Control and Prevention Program

Los Angeles Sparks Team Up With Crenshaw High to Keep Teens off Tobacco

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - May 23, 2011) - Today the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health joined Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and the WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks at...
March 03, 2011 13:30 ET | Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Smoke-Free Outdoor Dining Coming to City of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - March 3, 2011) - Today the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched a campaign to inform the public about a new L.A. City ordinance prohibiting smokers...
December 10, 2010 12:05 ET | Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Tobacco Control and Prevention Program

Surgeon General: There Is No "Safe" Amount of Smoking

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 10, 2010) - Los Angeles County public health officials today said a new U.S. Surgeon General's Report on the immediate harm caused by smoking and exposure to...
August 25, 2010 17:30 ET | Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

HHS Secretary Announces Launch of Unprecedented Anti-Smoking Effort in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - August 25, 2010) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today joined Los Angeles County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Mark Ridley-Thomas and...
August 19, 2010 17:39 ET | Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Federal Government Supports R-Rating for Movies With Smoking

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - August 19, 2010) - Today the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the Vol. 59 / No. 32 of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
April 07, 2009 14:24 ET | Source: California Department of Public Health

California's Award-Winning Tobacco Control Program Marks Its 20th Anniversary

SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2009) - California's world renowned tobacco control program celebrated its 20th anniversary today by releasing data that show tobacco use continuing to decline....
September 25, 2008 14:00 ET | Source: URSA Institute

African American Leaders Call on Tobacco Industry to Stop Targeting Their Community

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - September 25, 2008) - Today African American leaders in California called on the tobacco industry to stop targeting their community with the promotion of menthol...